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Student Additions overdraft

Need help to tide you over?

A student overdraft 12 could help until the money starts coming in. It's the flexible way to borrow.

If you hold a Student Additions account, you can apply for:

Up to £2,000 fee-free while you’re studying at university depending on circumstances, with £200 fee-free available when you open your account, subject to application and status

Overdrafts are only available to UK resident students

Daily overdraft fees are charged on your overdraft balance. If you go over the fee-free amount, you’ll be charged on the whole balance of your arranged overdraft as follows:
Up to £2,000 – No fee
Over £2,000 – £1 per day
The maximum arranged overdraft is £3,000.Representative example:
Fee-free overdraft up to £2,000 (subject to application, status and residency) while you stay within that limit.
Up to £2,000 fee-free. If you use an overdraft of £2,200, you will be charged £1 a day when you use it.

Applying for an overdraft

If you have a Student Additions account you can also apply by phone by contacting 03457 345 345.

Important information
1. Overdrafts are subject to status and application so the amount offered may be different to that shown on the example. All borrowing is repayable on demand. The fees shown here are variable, which means we can change them – although we will let you know before we do this.

2. The Lending Code. Barclays Bank PLC subscribes to the Lending Code which is monitored and enforced by the Lending Standards Board. The Lending Code sets minimum standards of good practice when dealing with certain customers in the UK in relation to loans, current account overdrafts, charge cards and credit cards. Further details can be found at:
Lending Standards Board

Barclays Bank PLC. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority (Financial Services Register number: 122702). Barclays Bank PLC subscribes to the Lending Code which is monitored and enforced by the Lending Standards Board. Further details can be found at www.lendingstandardsboard.org.uk. Barclays Insurance Services Company Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Financial Services Register number: 312078).